06CV664 ADVANCED SURVEYING syllabus for CV


Part A
Unit-1 Theory of errors and triangulation adjustment 5 hours

Errors and classification of errors Precision and accuracy, Laws of weights and accidental errors.

Unit-2 Probability 6 hours

Probability distribution function and density function-normal distribution. RMS error-measure of precision. Rejection of observations-principles of least squares-Normal equations.

Unit-3 Method of correlates 6 hours

Triangulation adjustment. Angle adjustment, station adjustment and figure adjustment.

Unit-4 Electronic Distance Measurement (EDM) 8 hours

Introduction, Electro Magnetic (EM) Waves. Phase comparison and modulations. Instruments – Geodimeter – Tellurimeter – Distomat – Range finders – Radars. Introduction to GPS Total station.

Part B
Unit-5 Field Astronomy 8 hours

Earth celestial sphere. Solar system Position by altitude and azimuth system-spherical triangle and spherical trigonometry. Astronomical triangle. Nepiers rule.

Unit-6 Time 6 hours

Siderial time, day and year-solar time and day-Greenwich mean time-standard time. Meridian and azimuth-their determination-latitude and its determination.

Unit-7 Hydrographic Surveying 7 hours

Methods of soundings. Instruments. Three point problem. Tidal and Stream discharge measurem

Unit-8 Setting out works 6 hours

Introduction. Setting out of buildings, culverts, bridge, pipeline and sewers, tunnels.

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